Dogara Yakubu

Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, has said the emergence of Rotimi Akeredolu of the All Progressives Congress, APC, as the governor – elect of Ondo State is an indication that people still love the party.

In a statement by his media aide, Turaki Hassan, the Speaker congratulated Akeredolu on his victory at the poll.

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, had earlier today declared Akeredolu as the winner of Saturday’s governorship election.

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project has sent Freedom of Information Act requests to both the the Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Sakari, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Dogara Yakubu, requesting them to “urgently provide information about alleged spending of N500 billion as running cost between 2006 and 2016, and the monthly income and allowances of each Senator and member.”

SERAP’s request followed the disclosure by embattled Hon. Abdulmumin Jibrin that Nigerian senators and House of Representatives members […]